Proverbs 18:20 NASB

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Proverbs 18:20

v. 20. A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth, his whole body will have to bear the consequences of his speeches; and with the increase of his ups shall he be filled, it will come back to him as it has gone forth from his mouth. read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Proverbs 18:1-24

γ) Admonition to affability, fidelity in friendship, and the other virtues of social lifeChap. 181 He that separateth himself seeketh his own pleasure;against all counsel doth he rush on.2 A fool hath no delight in understanding,but that his heart may reveal itself.3 When wickedness cometh then cometh contempt,and with shameful deeds reproach.4 Deep waters are the words of man’s mouth;the fountain of wisdom is a flowing brook.5 To have regard to the wicked is not good,(nor)... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Proverbs 18:1-24

Verse Proverbs 18:1. The protest of this proverb is against the self-satisfaction which makes a man separate himself from the thoughts and opinions of others. Such a one finally "rages against," or "quarrels with all sound wisdom." Verse Proverbs 18:9. This plainly teaches that there can be no middle course between construction and destruction. Every man is contributing something to the commonwealth, or is a wastrel. Verses Proverbs 18:10-11. Each of these verses taken separately constitutes... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 18:1-24

Proverbs Of Solomon Part 2 (Proverbs 15:22 to Proverbs 22:16 ). At this point there is a sudden switch from proverbs which contrast one thing with another, which have been predominant since Proverbs 10:1, to proverbs where the second clause adds something to the first. Whilst we still find some contrasting proverbs, especially at the beginning, they are not so common. This may suggest a deliberate intention by Solomon to separate his proverbs into two parts. Furthermore such a change at this... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 18:14-21

The Tongue Affects Man In Many Ways, Making Him Strong And Wise, And Giving Him Life, Or Causing Him Great Grief, Finally Resulting In Death (Proverbs 18:14-21 ). In this subsection we have an emphasis on the different ways in which the tongue, both our own and the tongues of others, can affect our lives. They can make us strong (Proverbs 18:14; Proverbs 18:20-21) and produce harmony and abundant life, or they can bring us down, and finally destroy us. Thus the ear of the wise hears words... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 18:1-24

Proverbs 18:1 . MT yields no satisfactory sense. The LXX reads “ The man who wishes to separate from his friends seeks pretexts, but is always liable to reproach.” Frankenberg renders “ the alienated friend seeks an occasion (emending the word for ‘ desire’ ), seeks by all means to stir up strife.” Proverbs 18:4 . RV translates correctly, but the sense is strange. Read, perhaps, “ The words of the wise are deep waters, a flowing brook, a fountain of life,” but this is conjecture rather than... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Proverbs 18:20

Wise and edifying discourses tend to the comfort and satisfaction of the speaker, as well as to the good of the hearers. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Proverbs 18:20-21

CRITICAL NOTES.—Proverbs 18:20. Satisfied. “If this word is taken in a good sense the fruit must be good; but it may be ironical, meaning false or malignant words will find ample retribution. Perhaps the next verse helps us to determine the meaning” (Stuart). Proverbs 18:21. They that love it, i.e., “make it a special object of gratification” (Stuart). MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 18:20-21THE POWER OF THE LITTLE MEMBERSolomon again and again reverts to the mighty influences for good and evil... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Proverbs 18:1-24

Chapter 18Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddleth with all wisdom. A fool has no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself. When the wicked comes, then comes also contempt, and with ignominy reproach. The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook. It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to overthrow the righteous in judgment. A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Proverbs 18:1-24

Proverbs 18:1 . Through desire a man having separated himself, seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. יתגלע yithgalâ; this word occurs but thrice, and only in the book of Proverbs; viz. here, and in Proverbs 17:14; Proverbs 20:3. Solomon might have introduced it from some other nation. Rabbi Ezra says, it designates a man who travels for the acquisition of wisdom, and devotes himself to literature. Rabbi Levi gives the word a speculative turn, of one devoted to metaphysical studies,... read more